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An explanation of what "Common Criteria" is and its benefits.
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The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has developed Common Criteria to ensure you have a safe option for downloading software to use on your systems.
IBM® delivers Common Criteria certified solutions through Download Director for selected releases. For more details see the Common Criteria Official Documentation.
Information held by IT products or systems is a critical resource that enables organizations to succeed in their mission. Additionally, individuals have a reasonable expectation that their personal information contained in IT products or systems remain private, be available to them as needed, and not be subject to unauthorized modification.
IT products or systems should perform their functions while exercising proper control of the information to ensure it is protected against hazards such as unwanted or unwarranted dissemination, alteration, or loss. The term IT security is used to cover prevention and mitigation of these and similar hazards.
Many consumers of IT lack the knowledge, expertise, or resources necessary to judge whether their confidence in the security of their IT products or systems is appropriate, and they might not wish to rely solely on the assertions of the developers. Consumers might therefore choose to increase their confidence in the security measures of an IT product or system by ordering an analysis of its security (in other words, a security evaluation).
The Common Criteria can be used to select the appropriate IT security measures and contains criteria for evaluation of security requirements.
Common Criteria certified solutions will be listed in Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server .
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